Group says waits at JFK go on and on for arrivals from other countries.

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An organization that tries to improve airport entry to the New York City metropolitan region reports that John F. Kennedy International Airport has the longest wait times among the five busiest airports that serve as entry points to the country.

The Global Gateway Alliance says the wait times over summer averaged 23 minutes, but in August, maximum delays averaged two hours.

Ken Valenti covers trains, planes and automobiles - not to mention buses and ferries - for Westchester and Putnam. He's been a reporter with The Journal News and its forerunners more than 20 years and has covered all four corners of Westchester County.